Heyerdahl was born in larvik in norway, the son of master brewer thor heyerdahl and his wife, alison lyng. Kontiki by heyerdahl, thor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. All thor hayerdahls books are extremely entertaining and readable, with an approach very different from the usual rather dry expositions of archaeological works. Both expeditions were intended to prove the possibility of ancient transoceanic contacts between distant civilizations and cultures.
Media in category paintings by hans heyerdahl the following 27 files are in this category, out of 27 total. Heimdal publishing was founded by georges bernage in 1975. It was heyerdahl s first voyage on an improbable craft over a challenging and dubious route. Christopher heyerdahl is a wellknown canadian actor who has received critical acclaim for his performances in film, television, and theatre. Heyerdahl himself agreed to the founding of the institute and it aims to promote and continue to develop heyerdahls ideas and. Intrigued by polynesian folklore, biologist thor heyerdahl suspected that the south sea islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, kontiki. Thor heyerdahl, who died in april at the age of 87, spent much of an active and sometimes inspiring life in the thrall of one good story.
The maldive mystery is more a tour through thor heyerdahl s various expeditions to the maldives in the early 1980s at a time when the country was just reemerging back into the international community. The kontiki museum on the bygdoy peninsula in oslo, norway houses vessels and maps from the kontiki expedition, as well as a library with about 8000 books. He was highlighting how thor heyerdahl back in 1970 shocked the world with reports of midocean pollution. Presents heyerdahl s original research into ancient oceanic voyages, including the kontiki and ra expeditions. His work was characterized by naturalism and focused largely on portraits and landscape paintings. He believed that, long before columbus, early ocean. Genealogy profile for anette heyerdahl anette heyerdahl 1953 1990 genealogy genealogy for anette heyerdahl 1953 1990 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of. The maldive mystery, like other books by this author, is written with style, humour and interest, yet is wonderfully informative. Hans olaf halvor heyerdahl 8 july 1857 10 october 19 was a norwegian realist painter. The historical and religious meaning of the art of easter island revealed. He wrote many books on early travel and sea exploration. Christopher heyerdahl celebrity profile check out the latest christopher heyerdahl photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. I bought this book expecting it to reveal new information about thor heyerdahl but it is just composed of chunks of text lifted from other books.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Thor heyerdahl october 6, 1914, larvik, norway april 18, 2002, colla micheri, italy was a norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a scientific background in zoology and geography. Let it be said immediately that thor heyerdahl has pulled it off again. Heyerdahl became notable for his kontiki expedition, in which he sailed 4,300 miles 8,000 km by raft from south america to the tuamotu islands. Learn about the artist and find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices. As a young child, heyerdahl showed a strong interest in zoology.
The kontiki expedition by thor heyerdahl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Heyerdahl, 11 books thor heyerdahl, 4 books arnold jacoby, 3 books erik hesselberg, 2 books roar skolmen, 1 book genrikh iosifovich anokhin, 1 book wyatt blassingame, 1 book paul westman, 1 book dolores engel, 1 book john malam, 1 book philip steele, 1 book julian may, 1 book snorre evensberget, 1 book lisa norby, 1 book pavel pavel, 1. New findings on the ancient and later history of the island and its people. Thor heyerdahl has 40 books on goodreads with 49745 ratings. He created a small museum in his childhood home, with a common adder vipera berus as the main attraction. Heyerdahls books served to inspire several generations of readers.
Kon tiki thor heyerdahl abebooks passion for books. The thor heyerdahl institute was established in 2000. He was the son of halvor heyerdahl 18251900 and hilda margretha haak 18341917. Enter your mobile number or email address below and. Kon tiki by thor heyerdahl abebooks shop for books. Early man and the ocean is another in thor heyerdahls rewriting of the ancient history of the americas and polynesia. A search for the beginnings of navigation and seaborne civilizations thor heyerdahl on. The dramatic discovery of art treasures in secret caves. Green was the earth on the seventh day by heyerdahl, thor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Thor heyerdahl through his oceanic expeditions on primitive rafts and boats, documented in books, films, and television programs, norwegian anthropologist thor heyerdahl born 1914 has popularized ideas about common links among ancient cultures worldwide.
Thor heyerdahl was one of the twentiethcenturys most famous adventurers and he recreated many ocean voyages made by ships based on ancient designs. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given names to the link. This is the publishing house of passionate people who want to know what is unknown. Heyerdahl is notable for his kontiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km 5,000 mi across the pacific ocean in a handbuilt raft from south america to the tuamotu islands. I can think of no other book that informed, entertained, and thrilled me like the ra expeditions. Thor heyerdahl books list of books by thor heyerdahl. Published in 1978, it contains a number of chapters on information not covered in his earlier books, including his proposed timeline for the peopling of polynesia by not one, but two different peoples. If you use these while reading the other books it is quite helpful. As such, he was a major practitioner of experimental archaeology.
Kontiki is the record of an astonishing adventurea journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the pacific ocean by raft. Thor heyerdahl is currently considered a single author. Get the latest on christopher heyerdahl on fandango. Thor heyerdahl primary author only author division. Thor heyerdahl, norwegian ethnologist and adventurer who organized and led the famous kontiki 1947 and ra 196970 transoceanic scientific expeditions. Kon tiki thor heyerdahl abebooks shop for books, art. Follow thor heyerdahl and explore their bibliography from s thor heyerdahl author page. October 6, 1914 april 18, 2002 was a norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. He received the order of merit or similar decorations from peru, italy, egypt, morocco, bulgaria, norway and sweden. Hell on wheels is both the title and the setting of amcs drama, sunday nights at 9 pm, about the muddy postcivil war settlement where the first u. Genealogy profile for anette heyerdahl anette heyerdahl 1953 1990 genealogy genealogy for anette heyerdahl 1953 1990 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
He introduced readers of all ages to the fields of archaeology and ethnology by making them attractive through his colorful adventures. His 1947 kontiki expedition proved that the incas were capable of sailing across the pacific. Why we suddenly have a plastics crisis by chris rose of the blog featured bajanthings. Many researchers from universities, and simply passionate people and experts, work with heimdal. Well, i cant really say that because i tore the world apart looking for this book after reading kontiki. Heimdel publishing specializes in the publication of books and magazines on world war ii and the middle ages.